I seriously can not tell you how many close calls I’ve had.

In the baby days, parents are HYPER diligent about perfectly tracking, mixing (if using formula), and sterilizing bottles used for milk.

Once the toddler years come and milk is sort of an optional, ‘whenever the kid feels like it’ endeavor, you tend to end up with a lot of half-finished sippy cups of milk lying around the house.

(And in between couch cushions and rolling around on the floor of your car. Just admit it, we’ve all been there.)

So it’s a common problem and a common question: What happens if your child or toddler drinks some old, spoiled milk?

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My wife always jokes that if there’s a Hell, it involves brushing a toddler’s teeth over and over for all of eternity.

Can’t say I disagree!

Keeping your kid’s teeth clean is tough. They can’t sit still, they LOVE sugar, and you need to keep a steady supply of special toothpaste.

Or do you?

What’s actually the difference between baby and kid toothpaste vs regular adult toothpaste? Do you need to buy special toothpaste or can everyone in your household use the same?

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Taking baby to the pool or beach can be a giant ball of stress.

You need a ton of supplies, swim diapers, special floaties, and of course, oodles and oodles of sunscreen.

After all, there’s nothing worse than a sunburnt baby!

A lot of parents obsess over buying the right sunscreen for their baby or newborn and end up spending a fortune on high-end creams and lotions.

It begs the question: What’s the difference between baby sunscreen vs adult sunscreen? Does it matter or can you just use whatever’s cheapest?

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Your first time doing baby laundry can be a harrowing experience.

So many things to worry about! Shrinking onesies, colors running, and worst of all, wondering if the detergent will irritate your baby’s skin.

This is precisely the reason special, baby-formulated laundry detergent is so popular.

But let’s be real — do you need to buy this so-called ‘gentle’ stuff? What’s the difference between baby detergent vs regular detergent, and does it matter or can you just buy whatever’s cheaper?

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Oh, diaper rash.

The bane of many parents’ existence! (Especially if you send your baby to daycare.)

Luckily, we parents have many, many weapons in the fight against diaper rash, including tons of creams and lotions like Vaseline.

But you might be wondering: Do you need to spring for the baby-formulated Vaseline, or is the regular version just fine?

What’s the difference between Vaseline Baby vs regular Vaseline? Can I use regular Vaseline on my baby?

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Your first time giving baby a bath is quite a nerve-wracking experience.

You’ll be worried about the temperature of the water, crying, pooping, and of course, getting shampoo in their eyes!

You’ll undoubtedly wonder if you chose the right shampoo, if it’s gentle enough, if it’s good enough to get them clean.

What’s the deal with baby and infant shampoo anyway? What’s the difference between baby shampoo vs regular adult shampoo?

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It’s a well-known phenomenon that products branded for women will almost always come marked up.

If it’s pink, it costs more! That’s the rule!

But there’s something similar that happens with baby products. Sometimes it’s hard to know if you need to pay more for the baby version, or if the generic adult version will do just fine.

So let’s examine: What’s the difference between generic talcum powder vs baby powder?

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